Trousers and like press



N. V. DYTE.

TROUSERS AND LIKE PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED IuNE Is, 1.920.

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NORMAN VINCENT DYTE, OF HIGHGATE, LONDON, ENGLAND.

TROUSERS AND LIKE PRESS.

Application filed June 16,

To all fte/icm may concern:

Be it known that I, NORMAN VINCENT DY'rr., a subject ot the King ot Great Brltam, residing at Highgate, London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in yrousers and like Presses, of

I which the following is a specification.

The object ot this invention is to construct a press for trousers or other wearing apiarel in a simple and cheap manner and .vhereby an eiiicient pressing of the trousers, ties or other garments is obtained.

My invention will be clearly understood trom the following description aided by the annexed drawings in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a trousers press constructed according to my invention, and

Fig. Q a part perspective View ot a modilied construction.

For the purpose of `my invention I construct the press from two boards as is usual7 one board A being preferably continuous or integral and the other B consisting of two boards connected together and in spaced relation. to allow tor non-pressing of the seams ot trousers legs, but for pressing ties I prefer. both boards A, B to be continuous or integral.

To the bottom board A and across same I atx two or more bars or plates C, C, the tree ends ot which extend beyond the side edges of the board. The ends ot the bars or plates (l, C are turned at right angles to the board and extend above said board as at D, D* such extensions D, D beingl provided with inclined slots E, E hooks or equivalent.

To the other or upper board B and across same I ailix two or more bars or plates F, F, corresponding to the bars or plates C, C, on the bottom board A, and ot such a length that they will when the top and bottom boards are assembled, lie just within the right angled extensions D, D of the bottom bars C, C, and extension pieces Gr. Gr are formed on the bars or plates F, F, which will extend past the right angled extensions D, D, these extension pieces G, G being on the inside of the bars F, F so that the top and bottomboards when assembled cannot be moved laterally or longitudinally of one another, but can only be moved toward and away trom one another.

Each of the bars or plates F, F on the top ot board B carries a spring ITI. Preferably, and as shown in Fig. l, these springs are Specification of Letters Patent..

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 389,365.

each formed of a length of tempered wire of round or other suitable cross-section secured midway of its length to the bar or plate F at a point approximately half way between the ends ot the latter and provided between its point ot attachment to the bar or plate F and each ot its ends with a coil J, the coils being so arranged that they will engage or lie near the plates F and the board B when in normal position. The tree end of each of the springs H extends beyond the side edges of the boards and is provided with a handle K.

In place ot one spring on each bar or plate I may employ two springs H as in Fig. 2, in which case the inner ends will be secured to the plates F.

In use the boards are separated and the garments placed on the bottom board A and the top board B placed in position, as is usual, and to clamp them together, the free ends ot the springs H are pressed down and engaged in the inclined slots E, or equivalents, in the right angled extensions D of the bottom board plates C and the coil or coils J, J of the springs H will exert the maximum pressure on the top member B near the side edges of the latter and on the fold or crease of the trousers where the pressing is most needed.

The right angled extensions D are preterably provided with a series of inclined slots E, or equivalents, so that the springs H can engage one or the other according to the thickness of the articles being pressed. The

extensions G ot the plates or bars F each engage one edge ot one of the right angled extensions D so as to prevent relative longitudinal movement ot the boards A and B.

It will be understood that for pressing ties the press is preferably constructed with an integral top board made smaller or nar rower than torpressing trousers.

What I do claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is

l. An apparatus of the class described comprising top and bottom pressing boards bodily movable toward and away from one another, a plurality ot guide standards extending vertically above the bottom board at opposite sides thereof and forming retaining guides for the top board, and spring means carried by the top board and engageable with said vertical standards.

2. An apparatus of the class described, comprising top and bottom pressing boards bodily movable toward and away from one another, a plurality of guide standards eX- tending` above the bottom board at opposite sides thereof, spring members carried by the top board engageable with Said standards, and means carried by the top board associated with said standards to prevent relative longitudinal movement of said boards.

3. An apparatus 'of the class described, comprising a bottom board having a plurality of'vertioal guide standards at each side thereof, a top board comprising two parts longitudinally spaced apart disposed between said standards and movable bodily ytoward 01' away from the bottom board and 15 spring means carried by the top board and engageable. with said standards.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 

